PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Belgium
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated
1
flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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sometimes
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Painted initials type: decorated
Pricking frequency: always
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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